03111cam a22004812u 4500 5372711 BD-DhUL 20170419193141.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1979 xxu ||| bt ||| | eng d 5372711 ED176922 ERIC ericd eng BD-DhUL BD-DhUL 324.973 PEO mfm White, Michael. The people speak / Michael White. [Washington : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979. 288p. : 28cm. Since 1976, the Tennessee Indian Council has grown from an idea into an organization staffed by 24 native Americans in 3 offices, administering $500,000 a year, and providing educational, employment, housing, health, and cultural revitalization programs for 8,500 Native American residents of Tennessee. The situation in Tennessee is a microcosm of the Indian world throughout the United States; rural communities experience poverty, lack of education, and lack of job skills, while, in addition, urban Indians face the problems of alienation, alcoholism, and difficulties with jobs and housing. Before the advent of the Council, Indian people (including a sizeable Choctaw population and several Cherokee communities) had no organized voice and virtually no recognition on the state level. The Council is now the only state wide advocate for Indians and Indian programs, standing for the rights of all Native American people, seeking to restore a measure of sovereignty, and operating on the principle of self-determination by responding to the needs of the people as they state them. With funding from CETA, VISTA, Summer Youth Program, and private grants, the Council has operated an employment program resulting in the hiring of 166 persons, 2 GED programs attended by 93 individuals, and provided counseling and referral services for 271 Native Americans. Future plans include the development of a Choctaw bilingual program and a library clearinghouse for historical and contemporary material of Indians of Tennessee and the southeast. (NEC) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. American Indian Culture. ericd American Indian Education. ericd American Indians. ericd Delivery Systems. ericd Disadvantaged. ericd Educational Programs. ericd Employment Programs. ericd Federal Aid. ericd Financial Support. ericd Housing. ericd Nonreservation American Indians. ericd Self Determination. ericd Self Esteem. ericd State Programs. ericd Tribes. ericd Tennessee Indian Council Inc Cherokee (Tribe) Choctaw (Tribe) Tennessee Reports, Descriptive. ericd Tennessee Indian Council, Inc., Nashville. ddc REF ANL mc 2253 ED176922 77000000184960 189032 189032 0 0 ddc 0 324_973000000000000_PEO 1 REF 325401 DUL DUL ASC 2017-04-19 Gift 324.973 PEO 365798 2017-04-19 2017-04-19 REF